SEANN WALSH and Katya Jones’ kiss last week has caused a frenzy among Strictly Come Dancing fans, with the pair appearing on It Takes Two last night for their first appearance together since the incident. Now, former Strictly star James Martin has spoken out about the experience of being in a “bubble” on the BBC show as he addressed the so-called ‘curse’.

“We had drinks and we made a huge mistake and I regret it deeply,” he continued, struggling to hold back tears.

The comedian then addressed his now ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries’ scathing letter which called him “controlling”, saying: “First of all, I would rather not be having to address this publicly but I feel like I have to.

“I’m not perfect, far from it, our relationship wasn’t perfect, that doesn’t mean that I wanted it to end the way that it finally did.

“I feel it’s also important for me to say that the people that know me the most, that love me, they know that I am not the person I am being portrayed as,” he insisted.